Sher may refer to:

People

Title

  • Sher-e-Mysore (Lion of Mysore), a popular title of Tipu Sultan of the Mysore Sultanate
  • Sher-e-Punjab (disambiguation)
  • Sher-e-Punjab (Lion of Punjab), a popular title of Ranjit Singh of the Sikh Empire
  • Sher-e-Punjab (Lion of Punjab), Lala Lajpat Rai, an Indian independence activist
  • Sher-e-Bangla (Lion of Bengal), a popular title of the 20th century Bengali statesman A. K. Fazlul Huq
  • Sher-e-Delhi (Lion of Delhi), a popular title of 20th-century Indian statesman Chaudhary Brahm Prakash
  • Sher-e-Hindustan (disambiguation)

Surname

  • Avner Sher (born 1951), Israeli architect and artist
  • Antony Sher (1949–2021), British actor
  • Barbara Sher (1935–2020), career/lifestyle coach, and author
  • Bartlett Sher (born 1959), American theatre director
  • Byron Sher (born 1928), American Democratic politician
  • Eden Sher (born 1991), American television actor
  • George Sher, American professor
  • Gila Sher, Israeli professor
  • Gilead Sher (born 1953), Israeli attorney
  • Izzy Sher (1912–1999), Jewish-American sculptor
  • Jack Sher (1913–1988), American director and writer
  • Julian Sher, Canadian journalist
  • Lawrence Sher (born 1970), American cinematographer
  • Neal Sher, American lawyer
  • Richard Sher (disambiguation)
  • Stacey Sher (born 1962), American film producer
  • Tamara Sher (born 1962), American psychologist
  • Zaheer Sher (born 1975), English cricketer, also known by his nickname, Bobby

Given name

  • Ali Sher (disambiguation)
  • Sher Afzal Marwat, (born 1971) Pakistani Pashtun lawyer
  • Sher Ahmad Khan (died 1861), Pashtun chief
  • Sher Ahmed Khan (1902–1972), Kashmiri guerrilla commander
  • Sher Ali (disambiguation)
  • Sher Alam Ibrahimi (born 1955), Afghan governor and military commander
  • Sher Bahadur Deuba (born 1946), Nepalese politician and former Prime Minister
  • Sher Bahadur Kunwor, Nepalese politician
  • Sher Bahadur Singh (died 2020), Indian politician
  • Sher Bahadur Thapa (1921–1944), Nepalese army officer in the British Indian Army
  • Sher Jung Thapa (1907–1999), Gurkha military officer
  • Sher Lama (born 1973), Hong Kong cricketer
  • Sher Malang, Afghan governor of Nimruz Province, Afghanistan under the Taliban government
  • Sher Mian Dad (born 1968), Pakistani folk singer
  • Sher Mohammed (disambiguation)
  • Sher Muhammad, a Khan of Moghlistan from 1421 to 1425
  • Sher Shah Suri (1486–1545), king of the Sur Empire in India
  • Sher Singh (1807–1843), Sikh ruler of the sovereign country of Punjab and the Sikh Empire
  • Sher Singh Attariwalla (died 1858), 19th century Sikh military commander
  • Sher Singh Ghubaya (born 1962), Indian politician
  • Sher Singh Rana, Indian criminal
  • Sher Valenzuela, American political candidate
  • Sher Ali Bacha (1935–1998), Pashtun revolutionary leader
  • Sher Zaman Taizi (1931–2009), Pashtun journalist

Other uses

  • Sher (film), a 2015 Indian film
  • Sher (poem), the common word for couplet in Persian and Urdu
  • Sher A 2025 Pakistani television series starring Danish Taimoor and Sarah Khan
  • Sher (dance), a form of dance in Eastern European folk music, notably Russian and Klezmer music

See also

  • Shera (disambiguation)
  • Sherni (disambiguation)
  • Sher Khan (disambiguation)
  • Sher Shah (disambiguation)
  • Falak Sher (disambiguation)
  • Sherabad (disambiguation)
  • Shear (disambiguation)
  • Sheer (disambiguation)
  • Cher (disambiguation)
  • Shir (disambiguation)
  • Shere, village in England